Companies who manufacture in Europe or ship into Europe are already familiar with and are busy complying with EU REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances - Regulation 1906/2006) but you may not know that other countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia are also in the process of implementing similar legislation in their own countries. The US and Canada are engaged as well in expanded forms of ‘chemical control’. Join us for a series of one hour webinars on this topic. Select one or all to attend. Learn why ‘It’s not just REACH anymore’.

The webinars will be held in the following order. Register to attend one or all 6 webinars.

January 14, 2010 - Canada
January 21, 2010 - China
February 11, 2010 - Japan
February 25, 2010 - Korea
March 11, 2010 - Malaysia
March 25, 2010 - United States

Each Webinar will run from 9:00am - 10:00am EST.

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999) is one of Canada’s most important environmental laws in terms of evaluating and managing chemical substances. CEPA, 1999 addresses not only existing substances but also deals with new substances. And, launched in December 2006, the Chemicals Management Program continues to strengthen Canada’s approach on managing chemical substances that are harmful or potentially harmful to human health and/or the environment. This is being done through regulations, a challenge to industry, restrictions on new uses of existing chemical substances, and more. In this webinar, we will discuss Canada’s Chemical Management Program including CEPA, 1999, Categorization, the Challenge to Industry and much more.

Do you have business with China? Are you aware that China is developing a new chemical registration system? China has revised Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances, widely referred to as China REACH, with a proposed effective date of October 2010. The new rules would apply to manufacturers or importers of chemical substances that are not currently listed on the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances Produced or Imported in China (IECSC). This webinar will focus on the current status of China REACH, major changes of the Measures and a comparison of China REACH with EU REACH. If you have a facility manufacturing chemicals in China or plan to export new chemical substances to China, join our webinar to determine how China REACH may affect your company.

Instead of introducing new legislation, the government in Japan recently amended one of its existing chemical laws in a move to bring its chemical policy more aligned with the REACH regulations. Amended on May 20, 2009, the Law Concerning the Examination and Regulations of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substance had been targeting only new chemical substances, mandating new substances notification and state-sponsored safety assessment. New rules have now been added to the Law in order to strengthen the control of existing substances already in the market. Manufacturers and importers will soon be required to report the usage and amount of their chemicals to the government. A new REACH-like evaluation system has also been incorporated into the Law. This webinar will focus mainly on this particular regulation and provide an overview of the requirements necessary for compliance in Japan.

The Korean Ministry of Environment recently reported plans for an advanced chemicals management policy called “Shifting to Green Chemistry.” The report included plans for advanced chemical information management, safe management of toxic chemicals and improvement of the chemical industry’s international competitiveness. Through this webinar, details about Korea’s current chemicals management policy and future plans with responses against enforced international regulations including EU REACH, China REACH and other international treaties will be explained.

As one of the commonwealth countries, it is not surprising that Malaysia shares characteristics in their chemical regulatory systems similar to the United Kingdom or the European Union. Following the path of REACH, Malaysia has recently introduced the Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS) Notification and Registration scheme to identify hazardous chemicals on the Malaysian market. This scheme applies to manufacturers and/or importers of EHS and/or chemical mixtures or finished chemical products containing EHS constituents. In addition, Malaysia is currently drafting regulations to implement the GHS, namely Occupational Safety and Health (Chemicals Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet) Regulation (CLASS). In this webinar, we will discuss the existing chemical regulations in Malaysia and what to expect as an improvement of chemical management continues in Malaysia. Please join us for more details.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates both new and existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which was enacted in 1976. On September 29, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced plans for a major effort to strengthen EPA’s current chemicals management program and to increase the pace of the Agency’s efforts to address chemicals that pose a risk to the public. Meanwhile, legislation intended to strengthen the TSCA is expected to be introduced shortly in the U.S. Congress. This webinar will review the most recent developments and discuss the current status of chemicals management in the U.S. as of the time it is presented.

• This course is worth 0.17 Industrial Hygiene CM Points
• 2010 (Approval #: 09-3942)